Dillon
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning loyal; from gaelic dillidh.
How Dillon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #448 |
| 2016 | #459 |
| 2017 | #525 |
| 2018 | #592 |
| 2019 | #640 |
| 2020 | #668 |
| 2021 | #670 |
| 2022 | #726 |
| 2023 | #766 |
| 2024 | #868 |
| 2025 | #930 |
Dillon by the numbers
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Dillon. In the US, 583 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,060 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 660 American babies born that year was called Dillon.
Names that come from Dillon
Forms of Dillon in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dillon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Dillon
Names that are said the same way as Dillon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Dillanson of Dillion; true desire84 in the US (2017)
- Dylannson of the sea; a modern respelling of Dylan77 in the US (2017)
- Dylonson of the sea; a variant spelling of Dylan36 in the US (2017)
- Dylenson of the sea; variant of Dylan25 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean faith
Like Dillon, each of these has faith in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Dillon
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